Let me introduce myself
I’ve always had a keen interest in singing. Like most Alexander Technique teachers, I’ve also had a knack of helping people use their voice better. In the last four or five years, I’ve been developing that knack.
What really bothered me was my own complete inability to sing. Now that has changed. I’ve been having weekly singing lessons from Colin Iveson since August 2006 and, last summer, I finally got to the stage where I could join the excellent amateur “Una Voce Opera Company”. Hooray!
Here’s my bio from the program for “Chu Chin Chow” — which we performed last December:—
Philip was born in Rome, Italy. He studied Mathematical Physics at the University of Sussex and later trained to become a teacher of the Alexander Technique. He has taught the Alexander Technique in Liverpool since 1981. Despite being unable to sing himself, a keen interest in singing led him to assist the singing classes at the Charterhouse Summer School of Music, 2005 – 2007, where his skill in releasing singers’ voices was highly appreciated. Philip has been learning to sing with Colin Iveson for two years and his remarkable progress led him to join Una Voce this summer. Chu Chin Chow is his first venture into musical or dramatic performance.
(Just in case you’re wondering how I landed a part so early in my singing career, I should mention that my part, Khuzaymah, was only a bit part and involved no solo singing, only the chorus).
Personal Coaching by Philip Pawley
If you want to get the best kind of help, come to me for an introductory lesson in Liverpool.
If you’re too far away, then the next best thing is to get personal lessons and advice from me online at Repoise.com, my on-line school. (Both far-away and local pupils use Repoise).
In more detail:–
If you’re in Liverpool (or can get to Liverpool)
- There’s nothing better than individual lessons. My practice is at 37 Hope Street, Liverpool L1. Ring me on 0151 708 6172 to book an initial consultation and first lesson. (Leave your number so I can get back to you).
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If you’re short of funds, you can still have first class training from me — though it will require a little more work on your part.
The thing to do is have an individual, in-person lesson just once a month. That will entitle you to also get regular on-line lessons from me through Repoise. That way, you have the best of both worlds: in-person lessons and very regular, even daily, on-line Personal Coaching by Philip Pawley from me. That’s a real bargain because Repoise costs the equivalent of three lessons a year to everyone else.
Ring me on 0151 708 6172 if you want to arrange this.
- I occasionally run group lessons. If you’re interested in these, go here for details.
If you’re further away and can’t get to Liverpool
- There’s still nothing better than individual lessons. Here’s where you can find a teacher near you in the UK or elsewhere
- I suggest you also get direct day-to-day guidance from me by joining Repoise.
If you’re having plain Alexander Technique lessons from someone else, you still need to discover the Smiling Back Method of the Alexander Technique. You’ll get a lot more out of your lessons when you do.
